Alex Diaz

COMMON Future is a content studio and communications strategy consultancy that digs deep for pathways that make climate adaptation irresistible and indispensable for cities that must mobilize citizens and companies that must promote life-saving brands.

Elijah Szasz

Eli lives in Santa Monica with his wife and two children. His exceptionally weird background includes nutrition, fitness, investment banking, robotics and user experience design. Now he is a serial entrepreneur whose mission is to leverage technology for the reduction of human suffering.

Dr. Matthew King

COMMON Foundation combines the power of an incubator with philanthropy and social entrepreneurship to support, promote, and develop non-profit ideas and organizations in the US and abroad for the benefit of people, planet, and peace.

We serve the members of the COMMON community, as well as the non-profit and philanthropic interests of external clients including individuals, families, companies, philanthropists, and social and environmental entrepreneurs.

We offer fiscal sponsorship for non-profit projects, donor-advised funds, conduct philanthropic advising, set up scholarship programs, conduct legacy research and development, develop non-profit strategies, and we offer a full suite of consultative services for people, planet, and peace.

Michelle Lin

Mitchell Toomey

Clearing space in the international conversation for social innovators, findings ways for larger and larger crowds to organize into effective, agile governance processes. I lead a team at the United Nations that helps governments, individuals and organizations find new solutions to long-standing development challenges by embracing the power of partnership.

Tracie Dean Ponder

Definitely born in the wrong century, most admire those who sacrifice for a greater cause, believes in the possibility of the impossible, fascinated with people, youngest of 11 children, love Korean Dramas and in another life would like to be a Monk living in Meteora monastery -- Greece.

Kimberly Kortash

Brandekko is a creative group, yes. But we’re also a business partner, one that knows great design is only one element of developing a successful company. We help you think big about your brand, giving you a cohesive strategy centered around your goals.

João Perre Viana

A life changing experience that helps you make decisions and move forward. Either you have an important personal or professional decision to make or you just need a moment to reconnect with yourself and a way to recharge your batteries.

Tony Hartl

While we come from very different backgrounds, the Seed Wine team was built on a shared love of great wine, the creative process, and the idea that our work can, and should, give something back. We believe the world is alive with possibility.

Carmel Hagen

Supernatural is leading a parade for kitchen creativity, and reimagining the ingredients that help chefs shine with plant-based food colors and sprinkle sets. Supernatural is a new way to have fun with food, your hands and your heart. Because making stuff makes us happy. So if that’s your thing, too, then climb on board – this is going to be good.

Ron Goldschmidt

Charles Brain

Saira Rao

Marcela De Vivo

Yakima Valley Farm MBA

The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic partnered with COMMON to re-articulate the Clinic's vision, resulting in a new marketing and communications strategy that increased their business by 76,00 new patients in 6 months.

Pitch Chile

The first urban festival dedicated to unlocking the potential of Chile’s most valuable human resource: human innovation. The 3.5-day event attracted thousands of entrepreneurs, fans, investors and supporters, dedicated to redefining Chile as a global leader in sustainable innovation.

Designed to promote and accelerate products and ideas that take care of the planet and all the creatures on it.

Approach

You should not have to give up equity or relocate your life to accelerate your business. Our approach delivers value regardless of size, stage, industry, and location.

People

Our network includes some of the best thinkers, storytellers, and business builders who know how turn raw ideas into vehicles for growth and impact.

Focus

Change is the only constant in today's world. How you work is more important than your idea. We train social entrepreneurs to build cultures that are fit for the market.

Community

Be part of a global community of like minded people and entrepreneurs who accelerate each other's businesses and projects.

Yahoo

on another note, seeing the thread w/Ryan now and I’m not sure how to proceed – since it looks like there’s a LOT there. I’ll send a general response, since it looks like we have a little time anyway to get sorted while he’s traveling… but I don’t know what next steps to propose given how many moving pieces there seem to be. Let me know if you want to address any of this together before our 1:1 Friday.

"How rare it is to face the unknown in a country that has for my entire life seemed so dead set on repeating its own worst missteps. How lucky we are to face this unknown, well equipped as we are for it."
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